STATE OF NEW YORK
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7641
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
relation to authorizing religious observance as a cause for absentee
voting
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
2 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which,
4 and the time and place at which, qualified voters who, on the occurrence
5 of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence or, if
6 residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified voters
7 who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear
8 personally at the polling place because of illness [or], physical disa-
9 bility or religious observance, may vote and for the return and canvass
10 of their votes.
11 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred
12 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
13 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
14 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
15 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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